Runway: pricing, free plan, and how to use it
Runway is an AI video and image generation platform for making short clips, visuals, and edits from text or images. Its free plan includes 125 one-time credits. Paid individual plans on Runway’s pricing page are Standard at $15 a month, Pro at $35, and Max at $95, with lower annual prices.
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Quick answer
Runway has a free plan, but its 125 credits are one-time, not monthly. Standard is $15 a month ($12 billed annually), Pro is $35 ($28), and Max is $95 ($76). Team, Enterprise, and API pricing are on separate tabs.
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What is Runway?
Runway generates and edits video and images with its own Gen-4.5 models and others it lists, such as Kling and Nano Banana Pro. Credits pay for each generation. Paid plans remove watermarks and add 4K upscaling, and Pro adds custom voice clones and a Runway MCP connection.
Official site: runwayml.com. Category in the AI Library: Video.
How much does Runway cost?
Prices from Runway’s official pricing page, checked Oct 13, 2026, in US dollars before tax. If the official page shows something different, the official page is right.
| Plan | Price | What the official page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 125 one-time credits; 5 GB storage |
| Standard | $15/month, or $12 billed annually | 625 credits a month; no watermarks |
| Pro | $35/month, or $28 billed annually | 2,250 credits a month; Runway MCP |
| Max | $95/month, or $76 billed annually | 9,500 credits; credits roll over 1 month |
| Team & Enterprise | See the pricing page tab | Not captured in our check |
How do you use Runway to make a short social ad clip?
Here is a practical setup in 5 steps. It follows the features Runway lists; it is not a hands-on test.
- Create a free account at runwayml.com.
- Upload a product photo or write a text prompt describing the shot.
- Generate a few seconds of video and check the credit cost before you run more.
- Pick the best take and trim it with your editor.
- On a paid plan, export without a watermark.
What is Runway’s Mishal Brands Score?
Runway scores 6.5 out of 10 on the Mishal Brands Score (fact-based, not hands-on testing). Each point comes from a public fact on an official page, not from testing the tool. How the score works.
| Criterion | Points | Public fact |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 1 / 2 | Individual plan prices are published; Team and Enterprise prices were not captured. |
| Free plan or trial | 1 / 2 | Free plan with one-time credits only. |
| Business features | 1 / 2 | Team & Enterprise plans exist; SSO is not named on the page we checked. |
| Integrations and API | 2 / 2 | Public developer API docs; Runway MCP listed on paid plans. |
| Documentation and support | 1 / 1 | Public help center. |
| Privacy and data terms | 0.5 / 1 | Privacy policy published; no statement on training with customer content found in it. |
| Total | 6.5 / 10 | Mishal Brands Score (fact-based, not hands-on testing) |
FAQ
Is Runway free?
There is a free plan with 125 one-time credits. They do not renew each month.
How much is Runway Standard?
$15 a month, or $12 a month billed annually.
Does Runway have an API?
Yes. Runway publishes developer API documentation.
Do Runway credits roll over?
On Max, unused credits roll over for 1 month, according to the pricing page.
Sources, all official Runway pages, checked Oct 13, 2026: Runway pricing; Runway API docs; Runway help center; Runway privacy policy.
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